Saints Beg Me Not to Show Off

Finally, after visiting the last Ancestor Witch tribe and sitting in meditation beside Zhu Jiuyin's illusory projection of the River of Time for a hundred years, comprehending the Dao...

Boom!!!

Within Ao Chen's sea of consciousness, it was as if billions of stars had exploded simultaneously!

All the runes, Dao resonance, laws, and concepts of the <Great Dao Origin Scripture: Mythical True Immortal Chapter> were at this moment completely penetrated and fused into one, with no trace of obstruction remaining!

A flawless treasure manual, pointing directly to the supreme True Immortal realm of "Self-Achieving the Dao, Immortal Body, Indestructible Primordial Spirit, Condensing Three Bodies, Use My Heart to Replace Heavenly Heart," shone brilliantly within his heart lake!

The True Immortal Chapter was complete, the Dao perfected!

However, just as a surge of enlightenment rose in Ao Chen's heart, and he felt the joy of the Great Dao's perfection, preparing to rise and take his leave of Zhu Jiuyin...

Crack--!!!

Above the nine heavens, from a sky that had been perfectly clear, a terrifying thunderclap rang out without warning, shaking the entire universe, as if heaven and earth themselves were about to shatter!

Immediately after, endless black clouds converged like surging ink, instantly covering millions of miles in all directions!

Those clouds were as black as an abyss, yet within them rolled blindingly intense bolts of purple, gold, and even chaotic-colored terrifying lightning, filled with the aura of destruction and judgment!

An indescribable, icy, vast supreme pressure, as if emanating from the will of the entire Primordial World, suddenly descended!

This pressure was not directed at the Wu Clan, nor at this land, but locked onto Ao Chen with the precision of the most accurate targeting!

Within that pressure was a will of rejection, disgust, and an urgent desire to destroy!

"This is... a Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ao Chen snapped his head up, staring at the thunderclouds gathering in the sky, radiating an aura of world-ending destruction, and instantly furrowed his brow.

"No! This is not the ordinary Heavenly Tribulation cultivators face when breaking through in the Primordial World!"

With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he instantly saw through the essence of this lightning tribulation!

Ordinary Heavenly Tribulations, though carrying a meaning of trial, also contain a thread of life, a form of screening and recognition by the Heavenly Dao for cultivators who defy heaven in their training.

But the lightning tribulation before him was filled with pure destruction and rejection! As if his very existence was a mistake, a blasphemy against the order of this world, which must be erased!

"I see..." Ao Chen suddenly understood completely!

"I created the Mythical Grand Unity Method, a self-contained system independent of the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao, pursuing complete transcendence..."

"This method is not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao!"

"Thus, every time I perfect my technique or am about to make a major breakthrough in realm, the will of this world will send down a destructive lightning tribulation—a trial, but also a fortune!"

Having figured this out, Ao Chen's eyes showed no fear, but instead a glint of battle intent!

A great calamity corresponds to a great fortune; drawing down a lightning tribulation proved that his method was indeed on the right track, and that the True Immortal chapter had indeed been perfected, along with his vision of the Three-Life Body.

With this, his path ahead was now smooth, and all he needed to do was accumulate.

With this thought, Ao Chen's Dao Heart became clear and bright, his entire body comfortable and refreshed, as joyful as drinking an ice spring on a summer day.

However, Ao Chen also knew that this was not the time for rejoicing.

The terror of this lightning tribulation's power far exceeded that of an ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal crossing tribulation. Once it fully erupted, it might affect the entire Wu Clan territory, potentially causing massive casualties.

The Wu Clan had treated him with sincerity, so he naturally could not bring disaster upon them.

"It seems this place is no longer suitable to stay."

Ao Chen made his decision without hesitation.

He cupped his hands in a distant direction in the void as a farewell, then his form transformed into a streak of light, ignoring the terrifying heavenly pressure, and shot into the sky in an instant!

He would leave the Wu Clan territory far behind, find a desolate place in the Primordial World with no people or spirits, and alone face this first tribulation exclusive to his Mythical Grand Unity Method—the Tribulation of Creating a Method!

Chapter 31: Lightning Tribulation Takes Form, All Gods of the Primordial World Tremble in Fear

Ao Chen's form turned into a streak of light, traversing billions of miles in an instant, already far from the Wu Clan territory.

He found a desolate mountain range in the far west of the Primordial World. Here, the earth's veins were shattered, spiritual energy was thin, and living beings rarely set foot—a perfect place to cross the tribulation.

The moment he stopped, the ink-black, abyss-like tribulation clouds in the nine heavens followed like a shadow, instantly covering the sky of this desolate region, swallowing the last trace of light!

Crack!!!

Without any buildup, the first bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down!

It was not the ordinary purple or golden lightning, but a thick, pitch-black bolt of tribulation lightning condensed entirely from the Destruction Law!

Where it passed, space shattered inch by inch, the earth was instantly blasted into a bottomless pit, and even the remnants of the earth's veins were completely annihilated!

The power of this strike had already surpassed the endurance limit of an ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!

"Come on!"

Ao Chen stood in the void, his black hair wild, facing this world-destroying first strike with no fear in his eyes, but instead a surging battle intent!

He did not even use the Kunwu Sword. He simply raised his right hand, fingers together like a sword, and traced a line in the distance toward the pitch-black tribulation lightning!

Swish!

A gray Sword Qi, containing the annihilation true intent of the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art and fused with the power of the Star River Universe at the Mythical Heavenly Immortal mid-stage, slashed upward in reverse!

Rip!

The pitch-black tribulation lightning clashed with the gray sword qi, producing a grating, teeth-aching tearing sound! In the end, after several breaths of stalemate, both annihilated each other into the void!

Yet this was merely the beginning!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The tribulation clouds churned like an enraged beast roaring!

Then came the second, third, fourth...

Each bolt was thicker, more violent, and carried an even more terrifying Destruction Law than the last, raining down upon Ao Chen in a relentless storm!

Every single strike was enough to make even a late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal powerhouse tremble in fear!

Ao Chen stood at the center of the thunderstorm, his form as steady as a rock.

Sometimes he swung his fists to meet the lightning head-on, using the power of the Star River Universe within him to grind it away; sometimes he executed the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art to sever the origin of the tribulation lightning; sometimes his figure flickered as he merged with time and space, deftly dodging a fatal blow.

He treated this tribulation—capable of destroying a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal—as the first practical test of his mid-stage Mythical Heavenly Immortal cultivation and the Mythical True Immortal Chapter theory!

In the blink of an eye, nine bolts of tribulation lightning had passed!

But this was merely an appetizer!

The tribulation clouds churned even more violently, and from within came terrifying roars like those of ferocious beasts!

Roar!!!

The next moment, the tribulation clouds split open!

What surged out were no longer pure bolts of lightning, but ferocious beasts fully condensed from destructive thunder and the laws of the Heavenly Dao!

There was the Thunder Demon Tiger, wings sprouting from its back, spewing black flames of annihilation as it roared!

There was the Chaos Thunder Flood Dragon, scales covering its body, coiling and slithering as it stirred up Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind!

There was the Law-Breaking Divine Rhinoceros, shaped like a Qilin but with a single horn piercing the sky, trampling the void and ignoring all laws!

A full eighteen thunder beasts, each with different forms and auras comparable to peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, charged at Ao Chen from all directions, carrying boundless destructive intent!

"How interesting, tribulation taking form?"

A sharp light flashed in Ao Chen's eyes. Instead of fear, he felt delight!

"Perfect, let me see how these 'creations of the Heavenly Dao' compare to the Ancestor Witches!"

He let out a long roar, and the Star River Universe within him roared into motion, unleashing the full power of his mid-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivation without reserve!

The Kunwu Sword sang as it left its sheath, its ancient blade flowing with an immortal sharpness!

With the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art paired with the Kunwu Sword, its power more than doubled!

Gray sword qi shot out in all directions, each strand capable of severing time and extinguishing all things!

Slash!

The Thunder Demon Tiger had its head severed by a single sword stroke, dissolving into scattered thunderlight!

The Chaos Thunder Flood Dragon was pierced through its core by sword qi, collapsing with a mournful cry!

The Law-Breaking Divine Rhinoceros had its horn cut clean off at the root by the Kunwu Sword, and its massive body was pulverized by a fist seal that followed!

Ao Chen, one man and one sword, charged into the midst of the thunder beasts like a tiger among sheep!

Wherever the sword light passed, the thunder beasts perished one after another!

This battle lasted for several hours. Ao Chen's robes fluttered lightly, his aura steady, and the eighteen thunder beasts, each comparable to a peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, had all been reduced to nothing!

Yet the tribulation clouds in the sky did not dissipate. Instead, they grew even more oppressive and terrifying!

The power brewing within them had reached an appalling level, to the point where even space could no longer bear it, constantly twisting and collapsing!

Vaguely, it seemed that an even greater existence was about to descend...

Meanwhile, across the Primordial Wilderness.